India's exports up 0.8 pct in January, imports rose 6 pct

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Last Updated: Wed, Feb 13, 2013 07:00 hrs

NEW DELHI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - India's exports
rose an annual 0.8 percent in January and imports for the month
rose 6 percent, leaving a trade deficit
of $20 billion, a senior trade ministry official said on
Wednesday.

Exports between April and January fell 4.9 percent to $239.7
billion.

India's exports have fallen since last year as demand slowed
from major sales destinations, adding to the country's economic
gloom and heightening worries about its trade and current
account deficits.
(Reporting by Matthias Williams; Editing by G.Ram Mohan)